Witty banter and rivalrous trash talk are commonplace in fantasy football leagues, but one Philadelphia man’s online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks,

A 25-yar-old Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges after he called police in Norway and the University of Iowa with fake terror attack claims in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rival.

Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot at the University of Iowa.

A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to falsely claiming that a man he disagreed with in a fantasy football league chat was planning a mass shooting in Norway, a hoax that Norwegian and U.S. authorities spent hundreds of hours investigating,

A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty after he allegedly reported a hoax mass shooting and a bomb threat in response to a disagreement in his fantasy football league, according to police. Matthew Gabriel,

Matthew Gabriel, a 25-year-old Philadelphia man, has entered a guilty plea after officials say he made a fantasy football-related bomb threat and a mass shooting threat involving the University of Iowa.